Paralegal/Legal Assistant I

Requires paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study.
One year of legal training or legal experience or at least two years of college education may be substituted for the paralegal certificate.
At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required; and trial experience very helpful.
Basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum.
Sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.
Basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Thorough knowledge and hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
DOJ MBI must be obtainable (US Citizenship required).

Compiling, preparing, and summarizing relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents.
Summarize depositions and other transcripts; maintains case files.
Perform simple legal research.
Index, track and control document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery).
Index, track and exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial. Prepares exhibit cross-references.
Assist DOJ attorneys in the courtroom.
Review documents for relevance according to established guidelines and criteria.